Remember way back at the beginning of this gardening season, before daily 100-degree heat advisories set in? I had finally filled up my raised beds with soil and, lacking any other planting opportunities, I plunked some sprouting store-bought sweet potatoes in the ground in my enthusiasm. Yeah, they didn’t look very promising. They got even…
Surprises
Chop Wood, Carry Water
I’m a late convert to a pleasure that many people probably discover much earlier in their lives — the joy of a job well done. And by job, I don’t mean my day job, or any kind of pushing-paper (virtually) endeavor. I mean labor of the “chop wood, carry water” variety — useful physical labor….
Time Flies
Remember that nest, and those eggs, belonging to the bird family residing in our garage? Well, after our weekend away, more eggs appeared. And, not long thereafter, we began to see the mother and father bird bringing in bugs for these little baldies… (click on any of these pics to take a closer look) And…
Seeing The Beauty Around You
One of the joys of living in New York was the people watching. Maybe you try to be subtle about it, but, if you’re not looking at the masses of people you pass every day — wondering about where they’re from, what their lives are like, about the relationships between them, and what they value…